SUBMIT YOUR ENTRIES TO THE KALASHA
FILM AND TELEVISION AWARDS 2009
WHAT IS KALASHA?

The Kalasha Film and Television awards are the Kenya film and television awards designed to
allow Kenyans to celebrate their cultural diversity through cinema and to recognize the role of film in the efforts to enhance economic sustainability.
It will celebrate and recognize excellence in production of local Kenyan movies and stars for
the first time ever in Kenya. Through Kalasha, local production will be encouraged and spur
further growth of the film and television industry industry.
Kalasha Awards will be held on 14th March, 2009 and will recognize and reward outstanding
Film and Television productions and the people behind them. The gala event will be a glitzy,
sassy affair in line with the Emmy and Oscar Awards and a first for Kenya.
The 2009 Kenya Film and Television Awards are designed to allow Kenyans to celebrate
their cultural diversity through cinema and to recognize the role of film in the efforts to
economic sustainability.
The Awards are aimed at challenging local filmmakers, Government, business community
and the media as well as other stakeholders to contribute towards film productions.

ABOUT THE ANIMATION CATEGORY:
The animation category will recognize existing and upcoming Kenyan talent in trhe field of
animation. A panel of judges will award winning submissions based on the set out criteria.
The winning animators will be recognized and feted at the Kalasha Awards.

ANIMATION CATEGORY SPONSORSHIP BY KENYA ICT BOARD:
Persuant to our mandate of promoting usage of ICT for wealth and Job creation, the Kenya
ICT, the Kenya ICT Board is sponsoring the animation category of Kalasha Film and
Television awards to the tune of 2,000,000 KSH with the aim of promoting the adoption of
animation in Kenya.
Animation has a huge untapped potential for wealth creation as has been demonstration by
the success of “the Lion King” which was based on certain aspects of the Kenyan wildlife and
and the Kiswahili Language. The boards aims to promote animation for film production at all
levels from beginners to the very best in the industry.
It is in this regard that all animators are invited to submit their work before 16th January
2009.